(Draft) Senate Faculty Meeting Agenda

Friday, May 2, 2008

NOTE TIME CHANGE NOON TO 2 PM

Egan Library 211

Call in # 1-800-893-8850  PIN 3325714

All meeting documents will be projected online through Eluminate web session (link to Faculty Senate Portfolio page)
https://uascentral.uas.alaska.edu/online/portfolio/FACULTY_SENATE?term=Spring-2008&behavior=UAS&session=744720&

(No audio will be available through Eluminate - please use dial up audio above. The texting feature in Eluminate will be viable...Your President will also respond to virtual hand-raising "pings" by Eliminate online texters.)

1. Call to Order 12:00 (NOON)
2. Approval of minutes of April meeting   (Attachment 2.1)
3. Chair's report:
   • Faculty Alliance
   • External Administration Advisory Group
   • Faculty Excellence Award Selection
   • Emergency Preparedness - (Earthquakes to Active Shooter Scenarios) - Fall Convocation
   • Sustainability Web Page Off of Faculty Senate
4.  2008-2009 Faculty Senate Members
   • President - Jill Dumsenil
   • President Elect - Jonathan Anderson
   • At-Large Juneau - Chip McMillan
   • At-Large Ketchikan - Priscialla Schulte
   • At-Large Sitka - Leslie Gordon
   • School of Management - Rick Wolk
   • Career Education - Tony Martin
   • Education - Mary Claire Tarlow
   • Humanities - Jeremy Kane
   • Information Systems - Patricia DeAngelis
   • Library - Caroline Hassler
   • Natural Sciences - Matt Heavner
   • Social Sciences - David Noon
     • Standing Committees
       • Faculty Alliance - Dumesnil, Anderson, Connor 08-09
       • Chair Curriculum Committee - TBA
       • Graduate Student - Mark Speece Chair 08-09
       • Faculty Evaluation - TBA United Academics and ACCFT will appoint
       • Communications - Dumesnil, Anderson 08-09
       • Academic Info Services - TBA
       • Advising Learning Center - TBA
     •  AdHoc
       • Research - Heavner
       • Sustainability - Wolk, McMillan
5. Action Items
   • ACCFT Faculty Handbook language revision - 2nd reading Academic Catalog - Schulte
   • BLS Program Changes - 2nd reading Walz
6.  NEW Business
   • The difficulties of the Double Major at UAS - Blitz
7.  Other Items
8. Adjourn </= 2 PM